Cardiac Surgery
Meta-analysis: Overall and cause-specific mortality in randomized clinical trials comparing percutaneous interventions with coronary bypass surgery
14 Oct, 2020 | 09:16h | UTCOverall and Cause-Specific Mortality in Randomized Clinical Trials Comparing Percutaneous Interventions With Coronary Bypass Surgery: A Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
In an analysis of 23 randomized trials comparing CABG and PCI, PCI was associated with higher rates of cardiac, non-cardiac, and all-cause mortality. All-cause mortality should be used as endpoint in revascularization trials https://t.co/DBSvVkr3EK
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) October 12, 2020
#ESCCongress – 2020 ESC Guidelines for the management of adult congenital heart disease
31 Aug, 2020 | 01:13h | UTCNews Release: What happens when babies with heart defects become adults? – European Society of Cardiology
Commentary on Twitter
2020 ESC Guidelines for management of adult congenital heart diseasehttps://t.co/MPHMJ2KKIc#ESCCongress #ACHD #CardioTwitter #ESCGuidelines @ErinMichos @DrMarthaGulati @ddefariayeh @AmiBhattMD @FredWuMD @anudodejamd pic.twitter.com/4LrrnAAxZ1
— Open Heart (@Open_HeartBMJ) August 29, 2020
AHA Scientific Statement: Considerations for reduction of risk of perioperative stroke in adult patients undergoing cardiac and thoracic aortic operations
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:46h | UTCNews Release: Steps outlined to reduce the risk of stroke during, after heart surgery – American Heart Association
Top Things to Know: Considerations for Reduction of Risk of Perioperative Stroke in Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac and Thoracic Aortic Operations
Commentary: Teamwork Needed to Reduce Stroke and Its Consequences in Cardiac Surgery: AHA – TCTMD
Imaging assessment of mitral and aortic regurgitation: Current state of the art
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:26h | UTCImaging assessment of mitral and aortic regurgitation: current state of the art – Heart
Review: Infective endocarditis after surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:23h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: Radial artery graft vs. saphenous vein graft in long-term cardiovascular outcomes among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
29 Jul, 2020 | 09:28h | UTCCommentary: CABG: LONG-term outcomes using radial artery vs saphenous vein – MedicalResearch.com
Guideline: Diagnosing acute aortic syndrome
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:18h | UTCCommentary: New guideline can help clinicians identify hard-to-diagnose acute aortic syndrome – News Medical
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Dexmedetomidine does not decrease postoperative atrial arrhythmias or delirium in patients recovering from cardiac surgery
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:16h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
DECADE: in 794 cardiac surgery patients, dexmedetomidine vs saline from surgical incision till 24h led to less atrial fibrillation (30% vs 34%, n.s.), but more delirium (17% vs 12%, n.s.), and more serious events (5% vs 1% ns).
Thanks to @CritCareReviews https://t.co/ZGs1ZSGMmP— Peter Nydahl (@NydahlPeter) July 20, 2020
Cardiac Surgery during the COVID‐19 Pandemic
19 May, 2020 | 04:17h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Study: No Increased Risk of Infections with Resterilized and Reused Pacemakers or Defibrillators
11 May, 2020 | 00:21h | UTCInfections Associated with Resterilized Pacemakers and Defibrillators – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Infections With Resterilized Pacemakers and Defibrillators – American College of Cardiology AND No increased risk of infection with recycled pacemakers and defibrillators – Cardiovascular Business
Meta-Analysis: Effects of Restrictive vs. Liberal Transfusion Strategies on Longer-term Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery
5 May, 2020 | 03:54h | UTCRelated: Randomized Trial: In Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery, A Restrictive Transfusion Approach Does Not Increase the Risk of Acute Kidney Injury (selection of studies on the subject)
Position Statement on Heart Transplantation: Patient Eligibility, Selection, and Post-Transplantation Care
13 Mar, 2020 | 08:00h | UTCCanadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Cardiac Transplant Network Position Statement on Heart Transplantation: Patient Eligibility, Selection, and Post-Transplantation Care – Canadian Journal of Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Perspective – Can You Sue an Algorithm for Malpractice? It Depends
10 Mar, 2020 | 10:19h | UTCCan you sue an algorithm for malpractice? It depends – STAT (free)
Study: People Leave Hospital After Surgery Sooner if Hospitals Follow ‘Enhanced Recovery Protocols’
3 Mar, 2020 | 07:55h | UTCPeople leave hospital after surgery sooner if hospitals follow ‘enhanced recovery protocols’ – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Multicomponent hospital-led interventions to reduce hospital stay for older adults following elective surgery: a systematic review – Health Services and Delivery Research (free)
Clinical Update – Preventing Surgical Site Infections: Looking Beyond the Current Guidelines
23 Feb, 2020 | 22:21h | UTCPreventing Surgical Site Infections: Looking Beyond the Current Guidelines – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection – World Health Organization (free) AND Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND APSIC guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infections – Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control (free) AND Intraoperative surgical site infection control and prevention: a position paper and future addendum to WSES intra-abdominal infections guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Congenital Heart Disease
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:36h | UTCInvited Commentary: Congenital heart disease: a global public health concern (free)
Related: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet / Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free PDF)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Our latest study, "Global, regional, and national burden of congenital heart disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017," was published yesterday in @LancetChildAdol. Read the full study online: https://t.co/XEbz4aQFzr pic.twitter.com/SO6j7LX4V4
— IHME at UW (@IHME_UW) January 22, 2020
Summary: Current AATS Guidelines on Surgical Treatment of Infective Endocarditis
23 Jan, 2020 | 01:54h | UTCOriginal Guideline: 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) consensus guidelines: Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis: Executive summary (free)
Related Guidelines: Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association (free) AND 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis (free)
Review: New‐onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Heart Surgery
21 Jan, 2020 | 01:04h | UTCRelated: Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists/European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists Practice Advisory for the Management of Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery – Anesthesia & Analgesia (free) AND New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Adult Patients After Cardiac Surgery – Current Anesthesiology Reports (free)
ACC/AHA Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging During the Follow-Up Care of Patients With Congenital Heart Disease
12 Jan, 2020 | 21:29h | UTCCommentaries: Appropriate Use Criteria for Imaging of Congenital Heart Disease Patients: Key Points – American College of Cardiology (free) AND New AUC for Cardiac Imaging Follow-up in Congenital Heart Disease – TCTMD (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Hepatitis C–positive Donors are a Viable Option for Heart Transplant
9 Jan, 2020 | 01:18h | UTCExpanding Heart Transplant in the Era of Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C – JAMA Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hepatitis C-positive donors a viable option to expand heart donor pool – Vanderbilt University Medical Center (free) AND Expanding heart transplant in the era of direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Related Studies: Transplant of Hepatitis C–Infected Kidneys Into Uninfected Recipients (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Heart and Lung Transplants from HCV-Infected Donors to Uninfected Recipients (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Direct-Acting Antiviral Prophylaxis in Kidney Transplantation From Hepatitis C Virus–Infected Donors to Noninfected Recipients (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Favorable 1-Year Outcomes with Transplantation of HCV-Viremic Kidneys (link to abstract and commentaries)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Angioplasty NOT Non-inferior to CABG for the Treatment of Unprotected Left Main Stenosis
5 Jan, 2020 | 14:19h | UTCPercutaneous coronary angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass grafting in the treatment of unprotected left main stenosis: updated 5-year outcomes from the randomised, non-inferiority NOBLE trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: NOBLE at 5 Years: New Data Favor CABG for Left Main Disease – TCTMD (free)
Related: BBC Investigation on the Reporting of the EXCEL Trial Raises Concerns Over the Safety of Stents for Left Main Disease in Patients at Low Risk for Surgery (free investigation, video, and commentaries) AND EACTS Calls for Independent Left Main CAD Evidence Review, Urges ESC Input – TCTMD (free) AND Changing Evidence, Changing Practice – European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW: Percutaneous coronary angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass grafting in the treatment of unprotected left main stenosis: updated 5-year outcomes from the randomised, non-inferiority NOBLE trial https://t.co/T9a6n7CvFp pic.twitter.com/Mw2KdsBQfV
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) December 23, 2019
Randomized Trial: Angiotensin-II Receptor Blockade Reduces the Rate of Aortic Dilatation in Patients with Marfan Syndrome
12 Dec, 2019 | 08:24h | UTCInvited Commentary: Angiotensin-II receptor blockade in Marfan syndrome – The Lancet (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Irbesartan is associated with a reduction in the rate of aortic dilatation in children and young adults with #Marfansyndrome and could reduce the incidence of aortic complications: finding from AIMS, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial https://t.co/uVUWOC062A pic.twitter.com/FPiph5RcJu
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) December 11, 2019
BBC Investigation on the Reporting of the EXCEL Trial Raises Concerns Over the Safety of Stents for Left Main Disease in Patients at Low Risk for Surgery
11 Dec, 2019 | 08:19h | UTCSurgeons withdraw support for heart disease advice – BBC (free)
YouTube Video: European guidelines on heart disease under review – BBC Newsnight (free)
See also: EACTS responds to BBC Newsnight’s investigation on the EXCEL trial – European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (free)
Commentary: EACTS Pulls Out of Left Main Guidelines After BBC Bombshell Alleging EXCEL Trial Cover-up – TCTMD (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Wow! Super 🔥🔥🔥🔥 breaking story!
Reanalysis of EXCEL using Universal Definition of MI would have changed results substantially.
Taggart may be vindicated.
H/t @MedCrisis @drjohnm https://t.co/Yu7qKuiBdV
— Venk Murthy (@venkmurthy) December 9, 2019
ASH Guideline: Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Hospitalized Patients
5 Dec, 2019 | 11:29h | UTCRelated: European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis – European Journal of Anaesthesiology (comprehensive resource on the subject) AND American Society of Hematology 2018 Guidelines for Management of Venous Thromboembolism: Prophylaxis for Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized Medical Patients (free)
Consensus Document: How to Prevent, Diagnose, and Treat Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections
26 Nov, 2019 | 08:21h | UTC